SACHIN TENDULKAR

SR TENDULKAR    

Full name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born : Apr 24, 1973 Mumbai, Maharashtra

Current age : 40 years 207 days 

Major teams : India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire

Also known as : Little Master

Batting style : Right-hand bat

Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

After more than twenty years in the game, Tendulkar is still a batsman looking to perfect his craft. From the precocious teenager who made his debut in Pakistan in 1989, to the iconic player now nearing his forties, Tendulkar continues to provide unbridled joy to millions of cricket lovers. If one were to pick a definitive cricketer of the modern era, Tendulkar's would be the name that a majority of the game’s followers would offer.

While the early part of Tendulkar's career was characterised by him playing a lone hand in an ordinary Indian performance, its latter half has seen him garner far more success in the company of other illustrious teammates. All this while still hungering for-and gathering-substantial runs. He now has more than 30,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs put together.

In February 2010, Tendulkar became the first batsman to break the 200-run barrier in ODIs. And like his role model Sunil Gavaskar saved his best for the rampaging West Indians, Tendulkar's most memorable performances have come against the Australians - the most dominant team of his era. He has scored more than 6000 international runs against the Australians and of his 95 centuries in Tests and ODIs, 20 have come against the Aussies alone.

A cricketer who will undoubtedly be used as a yardstick to measure all future talents with, it is a grand tribute that even past heroes, among them the mighty Bradman, are often compared to him. And the Little Master emerges from every comparison, however daunting it may seem, with his reputation unblemished

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437	54.08	51	68	2058	69	115	0
ODIs	463	452	41	18426	200*	44.83	21367	86.23	49	96	2016	195	140	0
T20Is	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	12	83.33	0	0	2	0	1	0
IPL	78	78	11	2334	100*	34.83	1948	119.81	1	13	295	29	23	0
CLT20	13	13	0	265	69	20.38	243	109.05	0	1	34	4	3	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	M	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	200	145	4240	1	2492	46	3/10	3/14	54.17	3.52	92.17	0	0	0
ODIs	463	270	8054	0	6850	154	5/32	5/32	44.48	5.10	52.29	4	2	0
T20Is	1	1	15	0	12	1	1/12	1/12	12.00	4.80	15.00	0	0	0
IPL	78	4	36	0	58	0	0/0	0/0	-	9.66	-	0	0	0
CLT20	13	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	-	-	-	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	v Pakistan, Karachi, Nov 15,1989
ODI debut	v Pakistan, Gujranwala, Dec 18, 1989
T20I debut	v South Africa, Johannesburg, Dec 01, 2006
IPL debut	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai WS, May 14, 2008
CLT20 debut	Mumbai Indians v Lions, Johannesburg, Sep 10, 2010